International Poll highlights public support for civil UAS.
Press Release Summary:
AIA will host panel discussion about current and potential uses of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including growth opportunities in commercial sector, in AIA Chalet at Paris Airshow on June 19 at 11:00 am. Open to public, this panel will present preliminary findings from international poll, conducted by Christian Science Monitor, which tested public perceptions of non-military use of UAS. Final results will be tabulated and released at a later event in July.
Original Press Release:
New International Poll Highlights Public Support for Civil Unmanned Aircraft
Paris – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) will host a panel discussion on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the AIA Chalet at the Paris Airshow, Wednesday June 19 at 11:00am. The panel will present preliminary findings from an international poll conducted by the Christian Science Monitor. The poll, which for the first time tested public perceptions of non-military use of UAS, comes at a time when government agencies worldwide are considering the issues of privacy, exporting UAS technology and integrating unmanned aircraft into existing air traffic control systems. Final results will be tabulated and released at a later event in July.
The panel will be open to the public and will feature Dr. John S. Langford, Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences; Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.; and Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association. The panel will discuss current and potential uses of UAS, including growth opportunities in the commercial sector.
WHO: Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association
Dr. John S. Langford, Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences
Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
WHAT: Panel discussion on unmanned aircraft systems hosted by the Aerospace Industries Association, open to press, industry, foreign and U.S. government delegations
WHEN: 11:00am – 12:00pm CEST
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
WHERE: AIA Chalet (S1)
Paris Air Show
Le Bourget
Please RSVP to: dan.stohr@aia-aerospace.org. Space is limited to 40 seats.
Founded in 1919 shortly after the birth of flight, the Aerospace Industries Association is the most authoritative and influential trade association representing the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aircraft systems, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, homeland and cybersecurity systems, materiel and related components, equipment services and information technology.
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Aerospace Industries Association
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